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Where does “krajina” come from?

krajina (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y- — to sift, to separate.

krajina (Proto-Slavic): frontier area, boundary area; region, area,...

Definitions

  1. frontier area, boundary area; region, area,...

Ancestry of “krajina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
2Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
3Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate

Words derived from “krajina”

  • краина
  • kraina
  • krajina
  • крајина
  • krajina
  • країна
  • krajina
  • krajina
  • краіна
  • krajina
  • краина
  • krajina
  • krai̯ina
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